03 Jun 2024
European Patent Office More than 27,000 unitary patents registered in the first
One year after the start of the unitary patent system in June 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) has already registered more than 27,000 unitary patents. This means that on average, almost one in four (23%) granted European patents apply across all participating Member States. This rate is also steadily increasing. The uptake rate reaches almost 50% among applicants established in Denmark and Poland, and about 40% in Spain. Proprietors based in the US accounted for 16.1%, China for 6.0%, Japan for 3.8% and the Republic of Korea for 3.3%. Smaller European companies and startups showed high interest, with 35.5% of all Unitary Patents in Europe in 2023 alone. Most patents are awarded for medical technology (31%), civil engineering (6%) and transport (5%).
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